Student Organization Instagram Take Over Guidelines
Participating in an Instagram Takeover is a great opportunity for student organizations to showcase what makes them unique and connect with a wider audience across campus. By taking over the Office of Student Involvement’s Instagram, your organization can highlight upcoming events, share your members’ experiences, and attract new students who share your interests. It’s a fun, creative way to build your group’s visibility, celebrate your accomplishments, and strengthen your campus presence.
Student Involvement Instagram Account:
- You will be given the Student Involvement’s Instagram account password in order to be able to post live updates, do polls, answer questions etc.
- We request one executive member of your student organization be the only person with access to the Student Involvement Instagram accounts password.
- If a device other than the chosen executive member’s device is the one being used for the story takeover, it will be the executive member’s responsibility to log the device in.
- Only a maximum of two devices are to be logged in
- It is the executive's responsibility to keep this password in confidentiality.
- Please log out of the Student Involvement’s Instagram account within 24 hours of your takeover ending.
Rules and Regulations:
- Be sure your video’s caption accessibility feature is turned on with any videos that include speech.
- No bad language, including songs, speech, text etc.
- No negative talk on other students, organizations, or the university.
How to Post:
- Try and keep recordings and pictures set vertically to ensure the easiest viewing.
- Make sure the audio is set on for recordings.
- Again, make sure your video’s caption accessibility feature is turned on with any videos that include speech.
Student Organization Instagram Take Over Tips and Tricks:
Set a goal:
What do you want to accomplish with your takeover?
For instance, your aim might be:
- Growing your audience
- Promoting students to join/try out your student organization
- Promoting an event
- Boosting engagement during a special event
These goals are a great starting point to keep in mind while doing a takeover!
Decide on the content you would like to showcase:
There are many different ways to do an Instagram takeover, it’s up to you and your organization to decide on how you would like to accomplish your goal!
- Day in the life of..
- What a typical work/practice day looks like
- Event day
- Behind the scenes
- Preparing for the event
- Get to know us questionnaire/interview questions
- Instagram Polls
- Team bonding
- Anything else fun you can think of!